The Science of Dams is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.8 and Literacy.L.3.2e. The science behind dams is fascinating, and readers learn how dams work in this book, which includes full-page color photographs along with narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with How Do Dams Work? (9781477725542) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.